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This is the first of many posting I hope! I have been back in Vancouver for an entire 5 months, and I am overwhelmed by life in my hometown. I’ve tried to ease into permanent residency with a snail like attitude…BUT THERE IS TOO MUCH TO DO!!

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I’ve been settled in Vancouver for a couple of months now so I suppose it’s time to inform everybody what I’m up to. However, it may be easier to tell you what I’m NOT doing!!

I am hosting another ‘Around the World’ talk as the ‘Babe with a Backpack’ on THURSDAY JANUARY 18TH & again on THURSDAY JANUARY 25TH. The tips and tales have been revamped and all of the photos have been re-edited for a jazzier event. And the sponsorhips are pretty big this time around as some of the door prizes include a Thailand trip, travel gear and travel books to set all of you globe trotters on your way. And the self promoting reel has been pretty busy too; for those of you in Vancouver, here is what is yet to come.

• radio interview at 10am, Friday January 12th CFUN(1410)
• interview with Jack Christie on ‘The Express’, Shaw channel 4, 6pm, Friday January 12th
• write up in the Georgia Straight travel section by Caroline Ali. Volume 41; January 11-18
• guest spot on ‘Urban Rush’ Shaw channel 4, 7pm Thursday 18th.
• North Shore News; I think it will be in print this weekend

So what’s left to do? Weeelllllllll, I’m back into the coffee making world as well as the travel gear selling world. I’ve joined a writers’ studio as an added incentive to getting my book completed, and I’m just enjoying life in Vancouver!! The weather here has been crazy as ever, but it’s still not an excuse to hold back. So I’m ‘comin at’chya!

NOW ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS BUY YOUR TICKETS!! 50% have been purchased already, so to ensure a seat I suggest heading down to GAP Adventures on West 4th and Cypress. Tickets are $12 ($10 conc). If you have a phobia about planning a week or two ahead, ticket sales as the door will be based on a first come first serve basis, so arrive early!!

See you there!!

Fiona

Okay, so there isn’t really anything more to explain as the briefing was in the previous entry! It was all taken on the trip home in the last few months. I just thought it would be a shame to miss some of the most beautiful sights of Vancouver Island and city. Enjoy!! I’m now prepping to load photos from the last few weeks in Egypt and Jordan, which have been amazing places to experience and photograph. And at least I’ll be able to show off a bit of a tan!!

So here goes…having postponed putting this site together for the last 5 months, I’ve finally got my act together. Ironically, I am no longer in Vancouver (sitting in a Cairo internet cafe) but it’s best to start this site properly, with the amazing couple of months that I spent at home. This was the first visit in 8 years to be more than 2 weeks, which meant a proper catch up with friends and family all over the place. But as I want to crack on to where I am now, I’ll try my best to keep this short and sweet!

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